The CUSTOM AUSTRALIAN HALFBREED SPORT is a terrific little trail and sports saddle! Designed as a modern adaptation of a popular Downunder profile, it delivers great security despite its minimal body size. Incorporating our SMARTFLX foundation with all-leather styling.

The 'Aussie' holds the rider balanced securely via a nice, deep padded seat pocket. Minimal-sized saddle body with in-skirt riggings front and rear for excellent stability. It's a handsome, versatile, lighter choice to serve you well in arenas for clinics and games, too.

Australian western-oriented profile with small poleys (thigh rolls as part of pommel)

Lighter weight than traditional western saddles

Small single layer rear skirts sculpted close to the tree

Free-swinging fenders for rider support and ease of leg aids

Padded soft leather bicycle-shaped seat

Well-dished cantle for deep-seated rider security

Tough and versatile - can be used as an 'everyday' saddle (trail, arena & training)

Hand crafted and made to order - With many options for concho's, tooling, colour

This saddle is available in seat size 14.5" - 17.5" *additional sizes may be available with consultation*

Fenders are detachable, but will not automatically come off in an "oh no" situation.

*NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERSEurope, Canada, Australia, New Zealand: Your order will ship from our US Headquarters in Bayfield, Colorado. Prices do not include tax or any other fees associated with the import of your saddle. Please check with your local import department for your country´s import procedure and fees. In case you need any assistance, please contact saddles@naturalhorsemansaddles.com

Our Price: $3,250.00

Availability: The AUSTRALIAN SPORT SADDLE will be hand crafted in the US within 3-4 months
Product Code:NH-AUS-HB-CUSTOM

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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Pommel (Fork): Hornless with a slight rearward lean orientation. Traditional Australian "poleys" (thigh rolls) are not oversized and offer good rider security without over-trapping. Wither clearance is generous.

Cantle: 3.5"// 7.6 cm tall with significant "dish" that hugs rider securely. Top of cantle is leather bound without a Cheyenne roll.

Seat: Grippy soft-padded textured leather seat, top-sewn onto rough out leather seat jockey. This is a labor-intensive process by skilled saddle makers and the soft padded leather provides magnificent comfort for the rider while facilitating the bit of flex in the tree under your seat, enabling you to enjoy feeling connected to your horse's body motion and rhythm. Such a flexing of the saddle seat area offers good feeling and maneuverability for the horse, too. Dark brown or black to tone with the leather color of the saddle. Seat pocket is well defined and deep.

Rear cinch rigging included: Angled in-skirt rear D with doubled-and-stitched flank billets and back cinch includes a short cinch hobble for connecting to the main cinch. Rear cinch should be buckled snugly for best stabilization of the back of the saddle, and short hobble enables pressure to be located in the horse’s sternum area and not impact the soft abdominal region. Billet sleeve is tooled to match border pattern.

Stirrups: Classic model features 2" Aluminum with rubber inset footbed. Custom model features slanted SA Walls barrel/trail comfort stirrups with 3" leather-covered footbed. The reasoning behind the design of this clever slanted stirrup: In a traditional stirrup, when you turn the fender 90° to the horse (so your foot can be parallel to the horse with your toes pointed forward), the outside of the stirrup is raised. This places your foot at approximately a 30° angle to the horse, misaligning the bones in your knee and ankle. The outside of our slanted stirrup is longer than the inside, so when you turn that fender, the stirrup is parallel to the ground, relieving the pressure and straightening your knees and ankles. So simple, but so effective.

Latigos on both sides: for main cinch rigging, no off-side billet.

Tie strings: 2 sets held by small drop-D rings under domed brass or steel conchos.

Breast Collar D-rings: Set high for freedom of shoulder movement.

Cinch keeper installed on the right side off concho at the base of the saddle.

Underside: Durable, resilient Felt

Seat sizes 15 - 17.5 available.

Length of the saddle: From the front of the saddle to back of curve at widest point: 23.5 - 24.5” / 60-62 cm

Weight of saddle: Approximately 28 lbs // 12.7 kg

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The right seat size is important for you to be comfortably secure on your balance point. Some riders prefer to be snug in their saddle, some riders like to have a little more room to move around in the seat. If you seat is too small for you, you may cause your Horse discomfort and pain. In case you are uncertain, take a test ride:

We encourage you to make sure you like the fit & feel!

Choose your saddle´s size based on your height, weight and leg length in combination with any preference you might have for snugness or a more *open* seat. In case you need assistance, please touch base with us by sending us an email to saddles@naturalhorsemansaddles.com, we´re happy to help you!

"Welcoming" the horse’s back in motion requires that you MANAGE THE INTERFACE – which is the space between your horse’s body and the underside of the saddle. After incorporating a good saddle, this is the next most important factor for successful saddle fit when you want to give your horse the opportunity to enjoy the journey with you. With SmartSaddlePads.com saddle pads and tapered foam shims you are best equipped to custom fit the interface of your horse to adapt to individual age, top line shape and state of training. SMARTFLX´S EXCLUSIVE, UNIQUELY SHAPED TREES ARE THE SUBSTRUCTURE AND MAJOR KEY TO SUCCESS OF ANY OF OUR SADDLES.

The very special SMARTFLX™ shape provides room needed for the horse’s back to come up in performance of any athletic maneuvers, especially ones requiring significant engagement or “collection”. Also sculpted into the SMARTFLX™ shape are the ergonomic considerations built in for the rider which enable feeling close to the horse´s body and it´s movement while securely balanced and unstressed in hip, knee and ankle joints. The “bars” and “groundseat” of the SMARTFLX™ western tree are a one-piece molded shape based on years of research and development incorporating thousands of horses worldwide. This molded piece is formed utilizing a particular, extraordinary elastomer compound material that is solid enough to support the rider and protect the horse's back yet flexible enough to allow the horse to move as nature intended and the human to feel connected in harmony. It is amazingly thin and keeps you close to your horse. Our wooden forks and cantles provide the base stability to hold the bars at the attitude and angle that our research proved was optimal. Our english saddles are constructed with the same principles regarding the spacious, welcoming shape we know is necessary for healthy, comfortable movement. English SMARTFLX™ trees are handcrafted by Master Saddlers in England utilizing digitally sculpted, laminated beechwood bars reinforced by steel head plate and thin diagonal steel bands that support appropriate diagonal flexibility. Because the SMARTFLX™ trees are sculpted to welcome the expanded “moving” horse body, there is room to accommodate an enormous variety of horse breeds and sizes.